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Introduces the student to the teaching of the Catholic Church as it is rooted in Scripture and Tradition and faithfully proclaimed by the Church's magisterium (teaching office). Besides an introduction to Catholic doctrine, the course will also include some discussion of Church history, prayer and liturgy, the moral life, and Catholic life and theology. This course is required for all upper division (200 and above) theology courses except THE 341 Christian Marriage.
Is especially designed for non-majors as a general overview of both the Old and New Testaments. Students will gain an acquaintance with the major block of biblical material, the key issues in biblical study today, major biblical themes, and an appreciation for the place of the Scriptures in the life of the Church and of the individual Christian. This course does not qualify as an upper division theology elective for the Theology Major.
This course studies God's self-revelation throughout salvation history as it has been received and handed on by the believing community in the forms of sacred Scripture and sacred Tradition. Based on the Catholic doctrine of revelation and its reception as expressed in Dei Verbum, the course examines the central teachings of the Catholic Faith [such as creation, fall, and redemption, Trinity and incarnation, the Church and the Holy Spirit] as these have been expressed in the Scriptures and developed throughout the history of the Church's tradition. Emphasis is placed on reading primary sources, including major Biblical texts, writings of Church Doctors and Fathers, major theologians, magisterial documents and writings from the Franciscan tradition. This course is required for all upper division (200 and above) theology courses except THE 341 Christian Marriage.
Elucidates the principles of morality that regulate Christian living. These principles are studied as they are found rooted in the New Testament documents and articulated throughout the history of the Christian community's lived existence, with a thorough look at the contemporary understanding of Christian moral theology as it is articulated by the magisterium of the Catholic Church and by theologians in union with the magisterium. Students will examine these principles as they apply to some perennial moral issues.